8 Garden Tools I Can’t Live Without

I love to garden! I also love my favorite gardening tools and there are 8 tools I just can’t live without! Want to know what they are?

A Red Wheelbarrow
My garden is a bit of a walk from the house and my wheelbarrow is the perfect “tool” to carry everything in. We actually have two wheelbarrows, a larger blue one and this red one. I love the smaller size of the red wheelbarrow, when it is full of rocks from the garden I can actually empty it without hurting my back! It seems I am often pulling rocks from the garden here in Vermont, even after working the soil for over 15 years!

My White Bucket
While this is hardly a tool I use it all the time. This bucket has so many uses; I use it to carry all my tools in. I can turn it over and sit on it when working in the garden. I can even use it for filling with small rocks to empty in the above wheelbarrow! The chickens also appreciate it if I fill it with weeds to empty in the chicken yard! When the chickens see a white bucket they know to come running!

Weeding Tools
These three weeding tools are the ones I use all the time. I have an abundance of weeds and these tools are invaluable. One website called the narrow one on the left a Cape Cod Weeder. It works well for edging a garden bed as well.  The wider one on the right is perfect for those really suborn weeds. It is called a Korean Weeder. It was a gift from my aunt and uncle and I think of them every time I use it. The third tool in the middle is a small cultivator, in fact I think it was actually a tool my mother passed along to me. It’s perfect for cultivating the soil around your plants. I have a long handled version as well, which is perfect for those days when you just don’t feel like getting down on your hands and knees!

Hoe
Every gardener needs a hoe! It has so many uses from cultivating the soil to planting. I often use the edge of it to make rows to plant my seeds

Kneeling Pad
As I get older I appreciate having a kneeling pad more and more! It gives my knees a little break and makes the hard ground just a little more comfortable! It has also been used for various other projects such as sanding the deck! this one came from Gardener’s Supply and I’ve had it forever!

Gloves
I don’t mind working in the dirt without gloves but when I wear gloves I have two favorites. One pair is made of leather and is from the company WomansWork, they are designed for women’s hands and last for ever!

My other pair of gloves I picked up at the hardware store, nothing fancy but leather on one side and breathable fabric on the other. I usually wear out my gloves and have to pick up a new pair each year. This pair seems to be working really well plus I love the color!

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